Merry Ole Soul

Merry Ole Soul is a Christmas album by American jazz pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Merry Ole Soul
Studio album by
Duke Pearson
Released1969
RecordedFebruary 25 & August 19, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz, Christmas
LabelBlue Note
ProducerDuke Pearson
Duke Pearson chronology
How Insensitive
(1969)		 Merry Ole Soul
(1969)		 I Don't Care Who Knows It
(1968-70)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
  1. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 6:25
  2. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 5:47
  3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 2:00
  4. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 5:10
  5. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:07
  6. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (Traditional) - 3:44
  7. "Wassail Song" (Traditional) - 3:04
  8. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 4:12
  9. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) - 1:14
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 25 (track 1) & August 19 (tracks 2-9), 1969
  • A 2004 import CD reissue of the album on Toshiba EMI includes an outtake from the sessions, "Old Fashioned Christmas", as a bonus track.

Personnel

References
  1. Duke Pearson discography accessed September 13, 2010
  2. Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2010
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.